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Liberia vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 106th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Norway
Population
5829811
5642662
Population rank 116/197 119/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Liberia and Norway: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Norway economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Norway
Year GDP
Liberia Norway
1960 $190,495,600 $5,197,398,721
1961 $183,920,900 $5,669,689,210
1962 $191,861,800 $6,107,076,929
1963 $200,229,600 $6,553,269,536
1964 $218,929,100 $7,206,522,122
1965 $229,260,800 $8,111,945,661
1966 $244,459,500 $8,753,940,267
1967 $261,024,300 $9,577,383,653
1968 $276,820,700 $10,227,087,165
1969 $306,961,800 $11,136,187,440
1970 $323,099,700 $12,814,123,115
1971 $341,543,100 $14,583,114,840
1972 $368,098,000 $17,358,610,850
1973 $386,968,300 $22,534,253,703
1974 $486,955,000 $27,145,693,810
1975 $577,549,300 $32,877,805,200
1976 $596,675,700 $35,942,270,686
1977 $673,010,600 $41,508,030,431
1978 $717,240,400 $46,522,900,254
1979 $814,067,900 $53,132,244,624
1980 $854,711,500 $64,439,382,896
1981 $846,514,500 $63,596,654,761
1982 $863,933,200 $62,647,195,538
1983 $823,374,900 $61,627,240,831
1984 $848,478,300 $62,057,955,033
1985 $851,296,100 $65,416,879,914
1986 $840,964,400 $78,693,118,044
1987 $972,800,000 $94,229,907,236
1988 $1,038,300,000 $101,900,260,856
1989 $786,300,000 $102,633,934,391
1990 $384,400,000 $119,791,843,060
1991 $348,000,000 $121,872,464,483
1992 $223,500,000 $130,838,040,068
1993 $160,400,000 $120,579,213,713
1994 $132,200,000 $127,131,319,429
1995 $134,800,000 $152,029,612,325
1996 $159,400,000 $163,520,109,151
1997 $295,900,000 $161,356,631,888
1998 $359,600,000 $154,230,295,158
1999 $441,800,000 $162,383,706,021
2000 $874,000,000 $171,457,201,936
2001 $906,000,000 $174,239,354,071
2002 $927,000,000 $195,914,852,576
2003 $748,000,000 $229,385,469,337
2004 $897,000,000 $265,268,662,473
2005 $949,000,000 $309,978,579,744
2006 $1,119,000,000 $346,915,160,682
2007 $1,373,000,000 $402,643,260,488
2008 $1,726,000,000 $464,917,553,191
2009 $1,768,000,000 $387,976,400,617
2010 $1,998,000,000 $431,052,143,940
2011 $2,398,000,000 $501,360,549,669
2012 $2,791,614,000 $512,777,309,841
2013 $3,177,198,100 $526,014,468,085
2014 $3,225,652,000 $501,736,471,833
2015 $3,227,075,700 $388,159,512,246
2016 $3,398,419,600 $370,956,547,619
2017 $3,390,703,400 $401,745,275,035
2018 $3,422,754,800 $439,788,625,884
2019 $3,319,596,500 $408,742,840,909
2020 $3,176,126,300 $367,633,418,887
2021 $3,513,049,500 $503,367,986,030
2022 $4,001,047,000 $596,297,651,036
2023 $4,390,000,000 $482,949,731,777
2024 $4,750,000,000 $483,727,398,216

Liberia and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Norway
1960 $167.2 $1,451
1961 $157.5 $1,571
1962 $160.3 $1,678
1963 $163.1 $1,787
1964 $173.9 $1,951
1965 $177.6 $2,179
1966 $184.6 $2,333
1967 $192.2 $2,531
1968 $198.6 $2,680
1969 $214.7 $2,894
1970 $220.3 $3,306
1971 $227.1 $3,736
1972 $238.6 $4,414
1973 $244.4 $5,690
1974 $299.4 $6,812
1975 $346 $8,204
1976 $347 $8,927
1977 $381 $10,266
1978 $394 $11,463
1979 $435 $13,047
1980 $443 $15,772
1981 $426 $15,513
1982 $422 $15,225
1983 $391 $14,928
1984 $390 $14,989
1985 $380 $15,754
1986 $364 $18,883
1987 $409 $22,506
1988 $424 $24,207
1989 $312 $24,281
1990 $172.9 $28,243
1991 $177.9 $28,597
1992 $107.8 $30,524
1993 $74.4 $27,964
1994 $61.5 $29,316
1995 $62.1 $34,876
1996 $71.4 $37,322
1997 $122.6 $36,629
1998 $134.7 $34,803
1999 $156.6 $36,393
2000 $298.5 $38,178
2001 $300 $38,602
2002 $299.5 $43,171
2003 $239.8 $50,250
2004 $284.1 $57,769
2005 $287.5 $67,047
2006 $321 $74,434
2007 $374 $85,502
2008 $452 $97,504
2009 $448 $80,348
2010 $492 $88,163
2011 $568 $101,222
2012 $638 $102,176
2013 $711 $103,554
2014 $707 $97,667
2015 $693 $74,810
2016 $715 $70,867
2017 $699 $76,132
2018 $692 $82,793
2019 $658 $76,431
2020 $617 $68,340
2021 $668 $93,073
2022 $745 $109,270
2023 $799 $87,497
2024 $846 $86,810

Liberia vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Norway
1950 38 71.6
1951 38 72.5
1952 38.1 72.7
1953 38.1 73.1
1954 38.1 73.2
1955 38.1 73.4
1956 38.1 73.5
1957 38.1 73.4
1958 38.1 73.4
1959 38.1 73.6
1960 38.1 73.6
1961 38.1 73.6
1962 38.2 73.5
1963 38.3 73.1
1964 38.5 73.6
1965 38.7 73.7
1966 39 74
1967 39.3 74.1
1968 39.6 73.9
1969 40 73.7
1970 40.4 74.1
1971 40.7 74.2
1972 41.2 74.3
1973 41.6 74.4
1974 42.1 74.8
1975 42.5 74.8
1976 42.9 75
1977 43.2 75.4
1978 43.6 75.4
1979 43.9 75.4
1980 44.1 75.7
1981 44.3 75.9
1982 44.4 76
1983 44.6 76.1
1984 44.7 76.2
1985 44 75.9
1986 44.5 76.3
1987 44.3 76.1
1988 44.1 76.3
1989 43.9 76.5
1990 37.6 76.6
1991 43.6 77
1992 43.6 77.2
1993 43 77.2
1994 42.6 77.8
1995 44.6 77.8
1996 44.9 78.2
1997 48.3 78.2
1998 49.4 78.4
1999 50.4 78.4
2000 51.9 78.7
2001 53.1 78.9
2002 54.1 79
2003 53 79.5
2004 55.9 80
2005 56.8 80.2
2006 57.5 80.4
2007 58.1 80.5
2008 58.7 80.7
2009 59.1 80.9
2010 59.4 81
2011 59.5 81.2
2012 59.8 81.4
2013 60 81.7
2014 59.2 82.1
2015 59.2 82.3
2016 60.5 82.4
2017 60.8 82.6
2018 61 82.8
2019 61.2 83
2020 61.3 83.2
2021 61.2 83.2
2022 61.9 82.6
2023 62.2 83.3
2024 62.3 83.5
2025 62.5 83.6

Liberia and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Norway
Year Population
Liberia Norway
1960 1,139,522 3,581,239
1961 1,167,717 3,609,800
1962 1,197,039 3,638,918
1963 1,227,414 3,666,537
1964 1,258,745 3,694,339
1965 1,291,156 3,723,168
1966 1,324,383 3,753,012
1967 1,358,435 3,784,539
1968 1,393,530 3,816,486
1969 1,429,605 3,847,707
1970 1,466,676 3,875,763
1971 1,504,077 3,903,039
1972 1,542,670 3,933,004
1973 1,583,588 3,960,612
1974 1,626,362 3,985,258
1975 1,670,913 4,007,313
1976 1,717,060 4,026,152
1977 1,766,019 4,043,205
1978 1,818,247 4,058,671
1979 1,872,713 4,072,517
1980 1,929,253 4,085,620
1981 1,986,867 4,099,702
1982 2,045,073 4,114,787
1983 2,107,113 4,128,432
1984 2,173,312 4,140,099
1985 2,240,539 4,152,516
1986 2,308,511 4,167,354
1987 2,377,229 4,186,905
1988 2,446,941 4,209,488
1989 2,517,858 4,226,901
1990 2,223,667 4,241,473
1991 1,956,518 4,261,732
1992 2,072,461 4,286,401
1993 2,155,126 4,311,991
1994 2,149,928 4,336,613
1995 2,169,162 4,359,184
1996 2,232,289 4,381,336
1997 2,412,989 4,405,157
1998 2,670,124 4,431,464
1999 2,821,684 4,461,913
2000 2,928,117 4,490,967
2001 3,015,338 4,513,751
2002 3,094,782 4,538,159
2003 3,119,532 4,564,855
2004 3,156,892 4,591,910
2005 3,301,015 4,623,291
2006 3,490,787 4,660,677
2007 3,669,050 4,709,153
2008 3,821,003 4,768,212
2009 3,943,028 4,828,726
2010 4,058,890 4,889,252
2011 4,221,178 4,953,088
2012 4,373,043 5,018,573
2013 4,470,239 5,079,623
2014 4,564,293 5,137,232
2015 4,659,431 5,188,607
2016 4,755,608 5,234,519
2017 4,848,925 5,276,968
2018 4,944,726 5,311,916
2019 5,043,721 5,347,896
2020 5,149,463 5,379,475
2021 5,259,323 5,408,320
2022 5,373,294 5,457,127
2023 5,493,031 5,519,594
2024 5,612,817 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Liberia and Norway

Fertility rate
Liberia

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Norway
1960 6.39 2.85
1961 6.45 2.94
1962 6.5 2.91
1963 6.56 2.93
1964 6.59 2.98
1965 6.62 2.94
1966 6.63 2.9
1967 6.65 2.81
1968 6.66 2.75
1969 6.64 2.7
1970 6.58 2.5
1971 6.54 2.49
1972 6.6 2.38
1973 6.65 2.23
1974 6.69 2.13
1975 6.74 1.98
1976 6.79 1.86
1977 6.84 1.75
1978 6.88 1.77
1979 6.92 1.75
1980 6.87 1.72
1981 6.83 1.7
1982 6.79 1.71
1983 6.76 1.66
1984 6.73 1.66
1985 6.69 1.68
1986 6.64 1.71
1987 6.57 1.74
1988 6.51 1.84
1989 6.43 1.89
1990 6.37 1.93
1991 6.32 1.92
1992 6.28 1.88
1993 6.25 1.86
1994 6.21 1.87
1995 6.17 1.87
1996 6.13 1.89
1997 6.08 1.86
1998 6.02 1.81
1999 5.95 1.85
2000 5.88 1.85
2001 5.77 1.78
2002 5.65 1.75
2003 5.55 1.8
2004 5.51 1.83
2005 5.52 1.84
2006 5.53 1.9
2007 5.46 1.9
2008 5.33 1.96
2009 5.17 1.98
2010 5.06 1.95
2011 4.97 1.88
2012 4.88 1.85
2013 4.75 1.78
2014 4.62 1.75
2015 4.52 1.72
2016 4.46 1.71
2017 4.4 1.62
2018 4.34 1.56
2019 4.26 1.53
2020 4.17 1.48
2021 4.09 1.55
2022 4.02 1.41
2023 3.95 1.4

Liberia and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Norway
Year Median age, years
Liberia Norway
1960 19.3 34.3
1961 19.3 34.4
1962 19.3 34.4
1963 19.3 34.3
1964 19.2 34.2
1965 19.2 34.1
1966 19.2 33.9
1967 19.1 33.7
1968 19 33.5
1969 18.8 33.2
1970 18.7 32.9
1971 18.6 32.7
1972 18.6 32.5
1973 18.5 32.4
1974 18.4 32.4
1975 18.3 32.5
1976 18.2 32.6
1977 18.2 32.7
1978 18.1 32.9
1979 18 33.1
1980 18 33.3
1981 17.9 33.6
1982 17.9 33.9
1983 17.9 34.1
1984 17.9 34.4
1985 17.9 34.6
1986 17.9 34.8
1987 17.9 34.9
1988 17.9 35.1
1989 17.9 35.2
1990 17.9 35.4
1991 17.9 35.5
1992 17.9 35.7
1993 17.9 35.8
1994 18 35.9
1995 18 36.1
1996 18.1 36.2
1997 18.1 36.4
1998 18.2 36.5
1999 18.2 36.7
2000 18.3 36.9
2001 18.3 37.1
2002 18.3 37.3
2003 18.4 37.5
2004 18.4 37.7
2005 18.4 37.9
2006 18.4 38.1
2007 18.4 38.3
2008 18.4 38.4
2009 18.4 38.5
2010 18.4 38.6
2011 18.6 38.7
2012 18.8 38.8
2013 18.7 38.9
2014 18.7 39
2015 18.7 39.2
2016 18.7 39.3
2017 18.7 39.4
2018 18.8 39.6
2019 18.8 39.8
2020 19 40
2021 19.1 40.3
2022 19.2 40.4
2023 19.4 40.5
2024 19.6 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Liberia Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Liberia Norway
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
95%
2013
English speaking
82.7%
2023
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Liberia Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Norway
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
n/a

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